Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Yu Ru immediately lifted the pillow, pulled out the fruit knife underneath, held it with her bandaged hand and pointed it at the person who came.

An Xiuhe stopped and put a water cup on the table beside him. He looked at her with a smile on his face, raised the brown teddy bear doll in his hand, and said, "Don't be afraid, Xiaoru. I'm just like the police sister who came to see you last time. I'm not a bad person. I'm here to understand the situation. This way it's easier to catch the bad guys."

Yu Ru was still alert, not putting down the knife in her hand, "You liars! It's been so long, and my second dad hasn't come back yet. You are lying to me. You must have tipped off the bad guys. You are just like the bad mayor and governor, taking bribes and helping the bad guys. You killed my second dad, I will kill you all! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"

The cup that An Xiuhe put down when she entered the room was actually a small surveillance device that also served as a listening device. From the moment she entered, this device began recording audio and video. The three members of the special task force in another room heard what she said. All three of them showed an expression of disbelief on their faces.

One of them couldn't help but say, "This kid... must have been a left-behind child in the countryside since she was young, right? She was less than seven years old when she was abducted, which means she has not received any education at all. And she has been wandering around for so long, she must be mentally traumatized and confused. It's amazing, it's not like she would say such things in her situation."

"Some people will become enlightened after experiencing great disasters, and perhaps this child is one of them. Look at her, her eyes are like torches, and she will definitely be a dragon among men in the future, and she is expected to become a pillar of the country. She probably said this because she watched TV. Didn't the person reporting below say that this child likes to watch confessions and legal education programs? It's a skill that she can remember the words on TV. This child is precocious. Alas... Poor child, she has suffered such a great disaster, and someone needs to guide her well, otherwise her life will be full of disasters." The second person who spoke was the leader of this group, and he was nearly fifty years old. Looking at Yu Ru on the screen, Wen Zhuomo's eyes revealed a kind of sadness.

Yu Ru was still confronting An Xiuhe. Her hand was sore from holding the knife that she temporarily put it on her knees, ready to attack at any time. "You said you are not a bad person, then show me the evidence."

An Xiuhe was a little confused by Yu Ru's behavior. She stared at Yu Ru, keeping a friendly smile on her face, but she was very anxious inside, thinking about how to relax Yu Ru's vigilance.

After brainstorming for a few seconds, she said, "Xiao Ru, don't worry. We have arranged for someone to look for your second father. Based on what you told us last time, we guess that your second father is in a city called Xicheng in another province. Think about it, it is not easy to travel between the two provinces. You have to walk a long way. Why don't those bad guys ask people in their own province for help? Why don't they ask people in our province for help? Right? So we are definitely not helping the bad guys, we are just here to understand the situation. Don't be so nervous, okay? I believe your second father will be fine. He can find a way to get you out, which shows that he is very smart. Since he is so smart, he must be fine."

Yu Ru placed both hands on the hilt of the knife, looking thoughtful. After a long standoff with An Xiuhe, she finally relaxed her guard and was willing to let her get closer. An Xiuhe quickly came to Yu Ru's bed with the little bear in his arms and sat down, handing the little bear to her.

Yu Ru glanced at the little bear unhappily, then turned her head to watch the animal world on TV. "Sister, please take this doll away. I think it looks like a coal-mining wolfhound. I want to kill it when I see it."

Hearing this, An Xiuhe immediately hid the teddy bear behind her back, not letting it show in front of Yu Ru. "Xiao Ru, I'm sorry, I didn't know you hated dolls like this."

Yu Ru didn't answer, and she suddenly froze, as if she had been cast into a statue. An Xiuhe didn't dare to disturb her, so he just watched quietly from the side.

After a long while, Yu Ru suddenly turned her head to An Xiuhe and said, "Sister, you are a real police officer, right? You didn't lie to me."

"Of course, Xiaoru, I'm not lying to you." An Xiuhe took out his ID and handed it to Yu Ru, "Look, this is my police ID."

Yu Ru put one hand on the knife handle and took the ID with the other. She couldn't read, so she pretended to read the ID carefully, pretending that she knew everything. After reading the ID, she asked An Xiuhe to swear the same oath that the two policemen who came last time had sworn before she was willing to communicate with him.

"Xiao Ru, I heard that your second father is trapped there, and you really want to rescue him, right? Can you tell me in detail what your second father's characteristics are? That is... what does he look like? How does he speak? Does he have any favorite food? You can tell me some of the things he said to you. With more detailed information, I can also judge where your father is from."

Yu Ru didn't answer her. She suddenly grabbed the fruit knife, got off the bed, and turned to walk to a small table in the ward. She walked uncomfortably even though it was just a few steps away. She looked back at An Xiuhe every time she took half a step, as if to prevent her from attacking her.

On the small table was a box of watercolor pens and a drawing book, which were given to her by the last policewoman who came to ask for information. She swept the two things into her arms with her arms and returned to the bed with them.

"Sister, I remember what my second father looks like. I'll draw it for you."

"Okay, Xiaoru, then you draw it."

Yu Ru was still very wary of An Xiuhe. She didn't dare to draw in front of her, so she went to the bathroom with a fruit knife, watercolor pen, and sketchbook, locked the door, and hid inside to draw.

She stayed in the toilet for more than two hours. During this time, An Xiuhe was worried that something had happened to her in the toilet, and repeatedly came to the toilet door to ask her about her situation. Xu Shenwei also came to ask after buying groceries. In order to ensure that the questioning went smoothly, An Xiuhe sent someone to buy food for the grandson and granddaughter, so Xu Shenwei did not need to cook and found a place to rest first.

Sometimes, when Yu Ru was too tired to stay in the toilet, she would come out to get some fresh air, sit in the corner, and look at An Xiuhe from afar.

Yu Ru finally came out of the toilet with five more paintings in her hands. These five paintings were of An Xiuhe, Yin Shiji, Boss Luo who had come to the black factory to play, the head of the black factory, and the manager who had tried to violate her. She placed the five paintings neatly on the bed where she slept and showed them to An Xiuhe, holding the knife tightly in her hand and retreating to the side to guard against her.

The five paintings were drawn with pencils and watercolor pens. Each one was very simple, with only a rough head of a person drawn, and all the focus was on the facial features. Although the brushstrokes were immature, the shape and spirit were so lifelike that you could tell who it was at a glance. For example, the one that drew An Xiuhe, the shape was captured very accurately, and she could tell at a glance that it was her, and she would never suspect that it was someone else.

Wen Zhuomo, the leader of their operation, is like a human database, with thousands of prisoners' faces stored in his mind. Not only can he remember the important features of those people, but he can also draw them on paper. His most outstanding ability is painting. He can restore the appearance of a person he has never seen based on the description of others, and the restoration degree can reach 90% or more.

When arresting criminals, surveillance can be used where conditions permit, but the clarity of surveillance is not satisfactory. People can be captured, but the image becomes blurry due to the distance, and it is impossible to tell what the person looks like.

When faced with such a situation, Wen Zhuomo can restore the person's appearance on paper based on the vague outline of the person in the surveillance video and some known information such as his height and weight.

This ability of his helped the police handling criminal cases across the country to break through many unsolved cases. An Xiuhe thought that since Yu Ru still remembered the appearance of those bad guys and he had restored part of their appearance, he could directly let Wen Zhuomo come to communicate with Yu Ru, and he believed that the excavation of clues would be twice as effective with half the effort.